Coming off an impressive 23-20 win over the Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots took on the New Orleans Saints on Sunday at 1 p.m. ET. They managed to win 25-19 to improve to 4-2 on the year, further solidifying their place in the AFC playoff picture.

While there is still a long way to go, the playoffs are also on our minds in this week’s rooting guide.

Monday

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Buffalo Bills at Atlanta Falcons: Go Falcons! If the Patriots beat the Saints on Sunday and the Falcons beat the Bills a day later, New England...

Coming off an electric primetime victory over the previously unbeaten Buffalo Bills, the New England Patriots traveled to New Orleans for a meeting with a one-win Saints team. The focus throughout the week was clear: don’t fall into the trap.

The Patriots didn’t, and as a result managed to leave Louisiana with a third straight W in hand. And while the 25-19 showing might not have been as impressive as the one against the Bills, it still saw a team capable of taking care of business in a challenging environment and with the stakes seemingly not quite as high.

The...

Terrell Jennings and Truman Jones reverted to the New England Patriots’ practice squad on Monday after serving as standard elevations against the New Orleans Saints.

Sunday’s 25-19 win at the Caesars Superdome brought the 2025 debuts for the running back and the outside linebacker.

Jennings, 24, played seven snaps on special teams during kickoff and punt returns. Active alongside starter Rhamondre Stevenson and rookie TreVeyon Henderson, his call-up followed veteran running back Antonio Gibson’s official move to injured reserve with a torn ACL.

A 2024 undrafted free agent out of Florida A&M, Jennings signed with the Patriots after attending rookie...

For as big of a story as the New England Patriots have been through Week 6 at 4-2, there’s still one glaringly obvious weakness on the team.

The Patriots’ ground game ranks 26th in the NFL with 91.5 rushing yards per game.

Could a certain “King” be a good fit for New England’s rushing attack?

The Ringer’s Bill Simmons floated a blockbuster trade idea between the Patriots and Baltimore Ravens on Monday that would send five-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry to New England. Simmons’ trade proposal ships Patriots starting running back Rhamondre Stevenson and a second-round pick to...

The Tennessee Titans announced a major shakeup Monday, firing head coach Brian Callahan after a 1-5 start. A replacement will lead them into a Week 7 encounter against the New England Patriots.

Tennessee didn’t name a new head coach when revealing the news. Later on Monday evening, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero was among multiple reporters who said they’re expected to give the interim job to Mike McCoy.

McCoy was working on Callahan’s staff as a senior offensive assistant after three seasons as a quarterbacks coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars. He’s spent the entire 21st century on NFL sidelines with six...

The New England Patriots picked up their third straight win in Week 6 when they took down the New Orleans Saints by a score of 25-19. It was back to work on Monday, though, and that led the team to make an interesting move involving one of the players from their 2024 draft class.

That player would be guard Layden Robinson, who was selected in the fourth round of the draft last year. As a rookie, Robinson played in 13 games, 11 of which were starts, but he was on the outside looking in when it came to the team’s...

The stint on injured reserve is over for Layden Robinson.

The New England Patriots waived the 2024 draft choice from the season-ending list on Monday, the organization announced, giving him the opportunity to catch on elsewhere this fall.

Robinson, 24, reverted to injured reserve following the NFL’s 53-man roster deadline in August after going unclaimed. The sophomore guard had been waived with the injury designation on the heels of a preseason featuring 33 snaps on offense and 11 snaps on special teams.

Taken in the fourth round of last year’s class at pick No. 103 overall, Robinson appeared in 13...

The New England Patriots may have finalized a 53-man roster out of training camp, but that team was not set in stone. By Week 1, there had already been several moves — a trend that only continued since and will do so through the rest of the season.

In order to stay on top of all the news and movement, here is our up-to-date breakdown of the the Patriots’ roster, practice squad and injury lists for this season.

Patriots updated roster: 52 players

Quarterback (3): Drake Maye (10), Joshua Dobbs (11), Tommy DeVito (16)

Running back (3): Rhamondre Stevenson...

“Drake Maye” and “MVP” have started to get mentioned in the same sentence amid a stellar stretch from the New England Patriots quarterback.

Maye continued his breakout second season by registering 261 passing yards and three touchdowns in Sunday’s 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints. He became just the fourth quarterback in NFL history to notch 200 passing yards and a quarterback rating over 100 in five straight games at age 23 or younger.

As he continues to climb NFL leaderboards, Maye is drawing more recognition in the MVP conversation. However, Maye downplayed that discussion during Monday’s interview on...

The New England Patriots handled their business in Week 6, picking up a 25-19 victory over the New Orleans Saints. The game was a bit more tightly contested than it should have been, but at the end of the day, a win is a win.

The Pats continue to look like the real deal, and with a 4-2 record, they are firmly in the playoff hunt as we near the midway point of the season. Before turning the page to Week 7, though, let’s take a look back at the action and pick out four studs and four duds from...

Drake Maye has rekindled the New England Patriots’ offense, but their running attack remains a cause for concern.

The Patriots didn’t receive much help from their ground game during Sunday’s 25-19 win over the New Orleans Saints. Maye led the team with 28 rushing yards while Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson combined for 47 yards on 22 carries. Neither running back registered a rush longer than seven yards in Week 6.

That continued an unfortunate trend for the Patriots, who rank 26th with 91.5 rushing yards per game this season. Despite those doldrums, Stevenson and Henderson expressed optimism to [MassLive’s...

Former New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick hasn’t exactly gotten off to a stellar start to his new job at the helm of the North Carolina Tar Heels. In fact, Belichick’s 2025 Tar Heels are among the worst teams in program history through five games, per USA Today’s Rodd Baxley and Matthew Glenesk.

“It’s been nearly 137 years since UNC played its inaugural game against Wake Forest at the North Carolina State Fair,” Baxley and Glenesk wrote. “No team since the program’s inception has been worse than Belichick’s team through three Power Four games. The Tar Heels (2-3, 0-1...